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RALEIGH, N.C. — It's that time of the season when those NHL teams considered Stanley Cup contenders start really measuring themselves against the others.

Plus, which No. 1 seed could be next to go out?

No Auston Matthews? No problem for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Few would have predicted, when this college basketball season began, that the Miami Hurricanes men’s team would wind up with an NCAA tournament bid locked up by Selection Sunday after reaching the ACC tournament semifinal and nearly knocking off top-seeded Duke.

PITTSBURGH — Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry scooped the puck with time winding down in the second period and flicked it, dangerously, through the center of the ice.

RALEIGH, N.C. — This is the way it’s going to be the rest of the season, Carolina Hurricanes forward Derek Stepan said Saturday.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Ian Cole of the Carolina Hurricanes said it would be a “statement game,” a matchup of two of the NHL’s best teams.

NEW YORK — Five seconds left in overtime, game was tied, the Barclays Center crowd was on its feet, Sam Waardenburg grabbed a defensive rebound, fired an outlet pass to Charlie Moore as the clock ticked toward zero and Miami Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga considered calling a timeout.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Necas has the monkey off his back and the Carolina Hurricanes have another victory.